If I Could ONLY Grow 7 Tomato VARIETIES for the Rest of My Life, These are My Choices!

[@HalfNoodley]

Non gardeners: Assume there's only one type of tomato. Urban Gardeners: "I'm going to try squeeze 3 tomato plants in this year." James Prigioni: "If I absolutely had to, if my life depended on it, only pick 7 varieties then I guess I would chose these 7.:

[@sunmoonrise]

I just know tomatoes come in range varieties this past 2 years

[@GracielaT-SatoCaptainMama]

Me: "I will add a new variety of tomato to my garden every year til I die." Up to 9 now...

[@beskamir5977]

I got like 10ish varieties (most of them boring subvarieties of cherry, slicer, etc) in my garden this year but the city and neighbors nuked a good amount of them with herbicides 😭. At least a handful of them survived long enough to get seeds or cuttings from them.

[@Justme-sb8mn]

@@beskamir5977 that’s horrible. Using herbicide is sinful but to kill someone else’s plants is criminal. You must have lots of self control not to slap some people

[@deebirdwell2051]

Hello from a former Randolph, NJ resident. Thank you for posting your video on your 7 top tomatoes. I actually wanted to add a new cherry variety to my garden. Well, I was sold quick on Supersweet 100 because of your post. I already found and planted one today. Thank you sooo much James. I’m now in Tampa Bay, FL and needless to mention I have a long season here. I totally enjoy your videos and Tuck is absolutely adorable, I enjoy seeing him. Thanks again for sharing your favs.😊

[@OutdoorScienceDad]

0:35 Supersweet 100 2:27 Soldacki 4:00 Chef's Choice Orange (hybrid) 5:24 Sun Gold cherry 7:23 Rose de Berne 8:36 Costoluto Genovese 10:23 Lemon Boy (hybrid)

[@ruthsearam2909]

You're the sweetest 💓

[@Mariefrancegrsce]

Thanks

[@nd4751]

Cherokee Purple!

[@blaqfish]

Tuck and his love for cucumber's is heartwarming...I learn and smile each episode. Thank you 💜

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Last suggestion: get into the Dwarf Tomato Project. These tomatoes will change your life. They are amazing plants. Full-sized heirloom indeterminate quality tomatoes on 30 inch plants. I recommend Rosella Purple, Dwarf Emerald Giant, Tasmanian Chocolate, Adelaide Festival and Fred’s Tie Dye. They will change your whole approach to growing tomatoes.

[@markmason3535]

Fred's Tie Dye or BrandyFred ? Yes-I'm subscribed to you both and watch all your vids

[@TheMillennialGardener]

@@markmason3535 thanks! Both are good, but BrandyFred is a poor producer for me. It doesn’t set a ton of fruit, whereas Fred’s Tie Dye is prolific. Now, I live in a very hard climate for tomatoes, whereas NJ (where I was born and raised) is a tomato producing Mecca thanks to agreeable temps, but that’s my experience. If the tomatoes produce well for me, I assume they’ll do even better for everyone else because my tomato conditions are a nightmare 😂

[@csgowoes6319]

@@TheMillennialGardener What is the specific problem with your climate? Ours is extreme heat at times: we had 40c in June and July (100F+) and it hosed everything, barely got any tomatoes this year...

[@norsk-fil2021]

Where I can buy those seeds?

[@petekooshian5595]

Yoo that's super cool!

[@garretts.2003]

The little pup grabbing himself a a cucumber was the cutest thing ever!

[@misstlc7136]

He's sooooo cute

[@rene7434]

Thank you! It might be fun to put a go pro on Tuck and follow him around in the garden, from his point of view! LOL . Just a thought

[@plantloversgarden234]

Paul Robeson, Oaxacan, Franchi Red Pear, Campari, Christmas Grape, Amethyst Cream, Rebel Starfighter Prime. Love you and your little dog too!

[@justintryba]

Your videos have inspired my 4 year old daughter into gardening and growing her own garden

[@jamesprigioni]

Let's Gooo!!!

[@Paper_nylon]

@@jamesprigioni 🎵 ba bbabab-aaa ba *intro song*

[@rccarr6425]

Tuck so sweet seeing him snacking on cucumber made me smile 😊❤

[@eucalyptusregnans7741]

Cherokee purple is my favourite. Has always been reliable for me, and tastes great!

[@redtomato5432]

Totally agree! One of the best, if not the best.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

My top favorite, too!

[@momof4loves842]

Agreed. Such great flavor and easy to grow.

[@David..832]

I love it so much! The cherokee carbon seems to produce more and very similar 👍

[@VickiTakacs.]

Same with me.

[@ricktanguay2310]

I used to grow the Super Sweet 100s but found that when you get a lot of rain, 90 percent of the tomatoes would split. Now I grow the Juliet Grape tomatoes. Resistant to splitting, indeterminate, good tasting and I get about 30 pounds of tomatoes per plant.

[@GreenFamily2007]

the sweetheart cherry doesn't split either :)

[@ashleyprophete1010]

30 pounds per plant!!!? That's a lot!

[@alleghenyadventures8561]

I had the same experience. Great flavor and great producer but lots of cracks.... When me greenhouse is finished I'll grow tons of them in there... Don't have to worry about too much water.

[@christianspain3015]

Juliet's are amazing!

[@joematty1353]

The Juliet is a great choice!

[@karenzorn773]

Luv seeing Tuck.. He enjoys himself,so cute.

[@aleksandarrajkovski2464]

a word on the Soldacki: it's grown a lot in my country, we have continental towards mediterranean climate. They are called "јабучар" which roughly translated is "apple-like". The tomatoes do crack when it rains during the day and the sun shines bright afterwards. That's why it's best to water them after the sun sets. They are late producers (some years even in August), but they do produce a lot and massive tomatoes.

[@erickhofmann8765]

Zone 6b: PURPLE CHEROKEE !!! Large (Beefsteak) tomatoes with a purple(ish) color. They produce great and taste absolutely delicious !!

[@suzanneperez7976]

Yes they are beautiful and taste great.

[@jennifersmith8687]

Zone 8b here! YESSSS! The flavor is so deep, earthy, perfect acid and sweetness balance.

[@Lyndsay-jh2um]

Horrible producer for me, traded out for black krim

[@jonking7345]

How is it for resisting skin cracking?

[@Aaron999]

Poor producer for me last year when my other tomatoes were fine. And I didn't think much of the color...seems like I'm being marketed to. It's a reddish black color that kind of looks like it's going bad, not purple. Maybe I'll try again in the future and my experience was a one-off.

[@melissap.9046]

When I was a little girl, my grandmother's neighbor would pass over the fence a brown bag of cherry tomatoes. They were sweet and perfect to me - they were the only backyard tomatoes I had ever had. Those cherries are my definition of what a tomato should taste like. Well, I was at a tomato taste test table a few year ago and finally found a variety that tasted exactly like that memory. It's a hybrid called Bartelly and I HIGHLY recommend it.

[@hankhill5616]

Must have been a nice discovery to find something you've sought out for over the years. Thanks for the tip

[@charlesroberts3910]

That's funny the dog snacking on your cucumber I put some bonemeal in one of my planting totes for fertilizer , my wife let our dog out a min pin and she immediately jumped in the tote and started digging cause she smelled bone

[@melissafields2459]

If I could only grow 7.... Proceeds to list 16 different varieties.. 😂😂😂. Your enthusiasm is contagious and I get it! We have SO MANY TOMATO PLANTS every year. Always plan just a few and then BAM! all the plants!

[@nerdberger17]

Your enthusiasm is contagious! Also great knowledge!

[@UltraViolet.100]

My favorite is JULIETTE grape tomato. It has fabulous flavor, has firm beefy fruit. Grows tall and is prolifically producing all summer (July 4th) late into the fall. I'm in zone 6. It grows nicely in large deep pots, even on a partial-sun (60%) patio if space is limited. It's a small hybrid from the roma variety. Great for salads, omelets, pizza, soups and stews. You can even slice a few into canned soup or your jarred ragu for a great flavor pick-up.

[@melbee1000]

Yes this! We grew in Massachusetts and it was so productive and productive until October

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Another good tomato is an early determinate called Siletz. It was bred by Oregon State University to tolerate cool temps. It will set fruit even if lows dip into the 30’s. It actually enjoys nights in the 40’s. You can plant this earlier than your other tomatoes, and you can get great 6-8 ounce slicers a month ahead of your others. It will also set fruit in the winter if you have a sunny patio. I’ve been able to pick tomatoes in March from it by bringing it inside at night in our winters. The flavor is outstanding. Better than most indeterminates.

[@333farts]

Thanks for sharing info on this tomato variety. Where I live, nights often are cold and damp most of the summer. Sounds like this tomato will grow well in my climate. I'm going to try this one next year.

[@leny_ragasa7010]

I also live in a place in spain where summer is shorter n the rest of the years colder this sounds good to try , where can i purchase this seeds please?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

@@leny_ragasa7010 Siletz is pretty easy to find with a Google search. I purchase mine through Victory Seeds, but I don’t know if they ship internationally. It has been around since the 90’s, so you should be able to find it online.

[@Adriana-zl8vh]

@@leny_ragasa7010 i found it in amazon.

[@jacobclark89]

Thanks,

[@got2kittys]

No matter what varieties I might grow, I'll always have the traditional Large Red Cherry tomato. It makes 100's of tomatoes steadily, all season until frost. A few plants will bring you a few tomatoes daily, for every meal, all season. I do grow others too.

[@ShellieJRocks]

New farmer girl here. This is my first year and I've been blessed with all my plants from a nursery worker that can give away but not resell. I nurse them back to life! I really really love the Sicily! Perfect for my small sandwich subs! They grow in a bunch like a grape! Also, have you tried chocolate sprinkles? Love my purple Cherokee too! Love your channel James! So glad I subscribed! I love your positive energy!

[@sarahhenry3032]

Pineapple, black cherry, sungold, Sart Roloise - gorgeous tomatoes white with purple stripes, Broadripple Currant - yellow cherry so productive, Black Sea man and black Krim for black yomatoes, Isis candy cherry.

[@sjames8883]

Coastal BC, Canada Hybrid Big Mama Roma does absolutely amazing! Especially this year, they are so big it's hard to tell they're romas! Love the sweet million/sweet 100, delicious and reliable. And a new one for me this year that I am loving the taste of, the way the plant grows (sooooo easy to prune and trellis!), and just overall growth, production and esthetic...the Tropical Sunset Tomato.

[@svetlana_ti]

Beginner gardener here and I’m honestly learning so much from you! Thank you (and Tuck) for your hard work 💖

[@mariesunderland3556]

My favorite 7 varieties of tomatoes to grow for flavor & production are Emerald Apple (my all time favorite for sandwiches), Ananas Noir, Purple Cherokee, Arkansas Traveler, White Tomesol, Sun Sugar cherry and Principles Borghese. It's hard to pick just 7! This is the first year I grew a white tomato and only tried it because the seeds were a free bonus packet in my order. The White Tomesol not only grew huge but was loaded with medium and large fruits with a faint pink blush when ripe and the taste was very good.

[@Rascal455]

Love the sun sugar. Cherokee purple and black krim

[@tambarb8235]

I am bookmarking THIS LIST, with the helpful input from other gardeners who commented, so that I can review again at seed buying time. I'm growing 20+ varieties this year, I bought several at James Priglioni's suggestion, including Rosa de Berne, Lemon Boy, Yellow Pear, Super Sweet 100 and I am happy with all. Before I was only growing heirlooms, mainly what I harvested seeds from gourmet grocer tomatoes I tasted. But what tastes good often doesn't produce well. I appreciate the tip to mix in hybrids, and the best yielders, for insurance to always have a productive harvest. It's May 19 and I already have lots of tomatoes! Gonna re-watch and read the comments again and again.

[@amystarnes1779]

Great video! Thanks for the suggestions 😀 My top 7 as of now are: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Big Rainbow, Prudens Purple, Carolina Gold, Black Brandywine, and Celebrity. This season I'm adding some: Paul Robeson, Abe Lincoln, Kelloggs breakfast, Hillbilly, German Green, Terra Cotta, Black Beauty, Pink Tie-dye, and Carbon.

[@hdcoletti]

Paul Robeson is incredibly delicious

[@michaelsherron5750]

🤣🤣🤣...wait-a-minute, those are REAL varieties, no way! I thought that was a comedy joke, you know: Abe Lincoln, Kellogs breakfast, Hillbilly, etc.

[@stephaniemorris3760]

Kellogg’s breakfast is a beauty! (Potato leaf and largely unblemished). Cherokee Carbon good sub for Cherokee Purple. Pruden’s Purple.

[@chrism9037]

Sungold is my favorite. I have 8 planted this year, they're 6 feet tall, and cranking out so much fruit it is unbelievable

[@wiltinrose37]

I grew a 2 pound Hungarian Heart this year! So glad you recommended those last year. It's fun to try new varieties. Thanks James and Tuck!

[@kertmelinda]

So good to see people growing tomatoes from our country!

[@timx9661]

Hungarian Heart is truly amazing. I’ve had 5 in a single cluster, all well in excess of a pound. Huge and good flavor.

[@va2712]

Thorburn's Terra Cotta and Black Beauty are my favorites. Terra Cotta is super productive too. I got 150 tomatoes from one plant of medium sized tomatoes.

[@davidthedeaf]

I also planted a terra cotta this year. What does it taste like?

[@alysoffoxdale]

We stumbled onto that Supersweet 100 cherry at a nursery this year, and WOW, have I been blown away by how much it produces, despite my neglect!

[@MrDahlia.]

I did too, didn’t get it in the ground until Mid July. And the thing ended up 8 ft tall and 6 ft wide.

[@OfftoShambala]

At this point my favorite tomatoes are whichever I can get to grow. Can’t wait to try some of these.

[@jamesprigioni]

Haha 🤣🤣

[@melissasullivan1658]

I’m in 9b (regularly 100F+) and *feel* this comment.

[@dispmonk]

Same, I always kill the one somehow that I’ve tried grown from seed. I bought some starters from the store this year and they are insanely huge plants. I’ll eventually figure it out I guess. 😜

[@dranamarie]

Same here 😊

[@pamt8430]

@@melissasullivan1658 I had my notebook out to jot stuff down and compare my tomato list for next yr. I wrote down Grand Marshall that produces above 90 degrees. (never grew it, but have it down to try.) If you tried it how does it do?

[@joematty1353]

Next year i will give you my top 7. I've only started growing tomatoes for about 5 years now and this year I'm growing 42 varieties. Here are my top 4 tomatoes. Crnkovic Yugoslavian Villinger Rutgers Parks Whooper. I can't wait for this years crop. I have about 160 tomato varieties on my list to try. Happy Gardening and thanks for the video!

[@annaaust8445]

I 100% agree with Rose de Berne, picked when the sun heated it up and eat it, its so sweet i love it! I really like Brad's atomic, its kind of a plum, not mushy, and very nice looking! Carbon and black seaman were very productive and good! I will try some of the hybrid you mention, and you are right about this passion about 'heirloom'.. hybrids were created not for nothing!

[@ErmUhOkFine]

We’re in zone 6, and my all time favorite this year is the German Lunchbox. It’s a light red (pinkish) plum sized heirloom. It’s incredibly prolific and so delicious right off the vine. I’ve been snacking on them daily since mid summer. Even now in late August they are sending out many many new blossoms.

[@milferalvaro1747]

James those tomatoes look truly incredible...I'd love to have them in my rooftop garden..

[@jamesprigioni]

Thanks Milfer! 😁❤️

[@He4vyD]

I have grown ariund 20 different kinds of tomatoes this year, even though I don't eat tomatoes.... my wife loves em though so it's totally worth it!

[@dianabolla5765]

I don't grow blueberries any more because my Pancho Pup would find all the berries and eat them :). Love seeing Tuck in the garden. Your enthusiasm about your garden is contagious.

[@jimgilchrist7424]

Hey James, great video as always. Tuck has done a great job directing over the years! Two things... My 7 tomatoes and a trellis thought. 1. Trellis thoughts: I use the same basic method, single leader, raised bed with an overhead support to suspend the string. Last year, I started topping the tomato plant at the top of the trellis, then I allow a single sucker from bottom to grow up and form a new main leader. I found this works well because I continually prune off the leaves whenever there are no tomatoes below the segment. I found this to great for managing height, and because of the pruning, the new leader gets plenty of light yet just enough shade to prevent sun scald. 2. My 7 Tomatoes (Not in any order) a: Sweet Aperitif (F1) - Red Cherry - Hands Down my favorite Cherry, Average Splitting, not terrible. b: Sun Sugar (F1) - Orange Cherry - Productive, Incredibly Sweet, said to be sweeter than Sungold, but I have never tried the Sungold, Average Splitting, not terrible. c: Mortgage Lifter (H) - Large, Pinkish, Great Flavor, Semi-Productive, Great for Sandwiches, or just eating slices with some Mayo and Pepper, Average Splitting, not terrible. d: Brandywine Pink (H) - Large+, Pinkish, Excellent Flavor, Great for Anything!, Not Productive, Above Averaging Splitting, Bummer. :( e: Caspian Pink (H) - Large+, Pinkish, Great Flavor, Semi-Productive, Great for Sandwiches, or just eating slices with some Mayo and Pepper, Average Splitting, not terrible. f: Brandy Boy (F1) - Large+, Red, Great Flavor, Productive, Great for Sandwiches, or just eating slices with some Mayo and Pepper, Below Average Splitting (Yea!). g: Big Beef (F1) - Large, Red, Very Productive, Very Good\Great Flavor, Great for Sandwiches. I live in Delaware, Zone 7a for reference.

[@sidneyvalmain9997]

Over the last two years I've watched way more KZbin than TV. I've learned a lot from you and others on Gardening. I should've been out in the garden with my grandparents when I was young. I might know as much as you. Question; how much property is your garden on, and let me add, it's impressive. Tuck is one blessed boy.

[@JujuBee-tp7wu]

My forever #1 is the German Queen. She produces beautiful tomatoes until frost and is my favorites for tomato sandwiches. Similar texture and size to German Johnson fruit, but a heartier plant and more disease resistant in my experience.

[@tonileigh8660]

I love that you chose both heirloom AND hybrid tomatoes. I hate it when gardeners are "heirloom snobs". While it is great to keep the seeds from heirlooms, hybrids are often more reliable and just as tasty as heirlooms. I think every gardener should always grow both for variety. Every day with a James and Tuck video is a better day. I knew we'd see him finding a cucumber to munch while you talked.

[@Nuup3831]

Completely agree with this. I grow heirlooms because most taste better however they can struggle during the tougher tomato years. I always have hybrids to make sure I get fresh tomatoes no matter how rough the season is. I do find heirlooms to be generally a richer flavor than most hybrids but hybrids tend to produce better and longer due to their disease resistance.

[@bbtruth2161]

Agreed.

[@pamelamanning99]

A Canadian gardener who does a large seedling sale every spring said that, when asked, buyers insisted they wanted Heirloom varieties, yet some of her heirloom sales weren't particularly stellar. She discovered what people meant when they said "heirloom" was really "great tasting", so she shifted her mix and has better sales now.

[@katekrae]

Grew 5 Kellogg Breakfast tomato - its a large yellow tomato that is sweet with lots of flesh and disease resistant. Most were about 20 oz but some were 2 lbs and they were great addition to my salsa this year.

[@MorroccoM13]

I grew it this year and find it tasty but acidic and low to no sweetness. Been very hot here but a cool June.

[@joanbook7026]

My favorite is the Sun Gold! The sweetness cannot be beat! I also have Sweet 100;s, Purple Cherokee, and many others. Nothing beats a Jersey Tomato!!!!!

[@w4ame]

A black tomato of any variety, sprinkled with cherry wood smoked salt is a match made in heaven.

[@pamelaadams3649]

Sun gold is definitely a great tasting tomato but there is one that's even sweeter. It's the snow white tomato. It's cherry in size like the sungold but it's a creamy white with a tinge of yellow. You have to try it!!! It's amazing!!!

[@kaydeed2615]

oh sounds amazing

[@FairyRosee_]

Wow!!

[@mattygroves21478]

I grew these last year Pamela. Easily the best tasting cherry tomato I've ever grown. That said, there was a point in late plant life where they just began not tasting great. When they were at their peak they were amazing.

[@samuelwukusick3175]

My must haves are Celebrity and Cherokee purple. Celebrity is a hybrid medium to large red tomato that's delicious and very productive late in the season. Cherokee purple is an heirloom that is disease resistant with a sweet flavor

[@lindapertusati7990]

Not in any particular order the ones that have produced well for me and taste good and that I will always grow are Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Paul Robeson, Rutgers, Brandywine Sudduth Strain, Sungold, Costoluto Genovese and for Paste Tomatoes I would add the Piennolo di Vesuvio, Ten Fingers of Naples, Aosta Valley.

[@ryerob741]

Rutgers, Sun Sugar, Costoluto, Celebrity, Liguria Bullsheart, Sweet 100, San Marszano....because they almost never fail to produce (i know never say never) 4 or 5 of each is all I need to be a happy gardener!

[@skippythealien9627]

Paul Robeson always gets overlooked by the Black Krim and Cherokee Purple, but i love the Paul Robesons. I like to grow them every year too

[@rhbast1]

@@skippythealien9627 My only issue with them is they were a poor producer for me, but they are so pretty and so tasty!

[@adalbertoriveracintron1696]

In Michigan weather is tricky. But I found the grafted plants help. I grow grafted heirlooms Brandywine, Amish paste, Cherokee Purple. And grafted Hybrid Big beef. And not grafted cherry tomatoes: Sunsugar and sweet million. Sun sugar I heard is very similar to sun gold. It is flavorful but it cracks when it rains a lot. Sweet million is more crack resistant. I like the flavor medium size black prince but it also cracks easily after rain.

[@goodwifeweaver]

One of my favorite varieties is the Carbon tomato. Just insanely delicious. I only saw plants for sale one year though, and I'm generally too busy to take care of seedlings, so hoping I'll see it around again. Also Brandywine OTV, Mortage Lifter Radiator Charlie, Cherokee Purple, Yellow Pear, and I always grow a Better Bush just because they're super reliable, never seem to get disease, and ripen faster than the heirlooms.

[@chrisa6682]

Agree 100 percent on the Sun Golds. My favs that I always grow. Marglobe Supreme..super pretty and flavorful, Jaunne Flamme...orange salad tomato with a citrus sweet flavor, Amish Paste...huge and flavorful, Barry's Crazy Cherry...first year growing and wow...super sweet and prolific, Purple Russian...a juicy paste tomato that's very tasty Mortgage Lifter, Reif Red Heart paste, and Silver Fir Tree...an OK tasting determinate tomato but the very first to ripen in my zone 4 garden. I try new varieties every year too like Napa Chardonnay which is a good sweet cherry.

[@donaldbenjamin6358]

As a fellow Jersey gardener, I love my Rutgers tomatoes! When I harvested the first one of the season, my girlfriend and I both agreed that it was the best tomato we'd ever had in our lives!

[@melissap.9046]

My Rutgers tomatoes have been growing something amazing this year also! I can't believe how good of a tomato year we're having here in NJ.

[@bbtruth2161]

Tried these first time this year and so surprised by how good they taste. Definitely doing again.

[@bballerforever]

Try Kellog’s Breakfast, it’s an orange-colored medium to large size with excellent sweet flavor and good production and disease resistance. I grew two plants this year for the first time and will always grow it from now!

[@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill]

I thought about trying some of those. I think I got my hands full this yr with all the varieties I'm trying that are new along with some of my favorite go to varieties. Plan to add some oxhearts eventually, but maybe not this year. The sun golds made a goo impression last couple of yrs, so probably will do them every yr.

[@bballerforever]

@@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill for cherry tomatoes I always grow Sun Gold (the absolute sweetest variety) and Super Sweet 100, 2-3 plants of each. Last year I used the Josh Stratton vertical trellis method and I’m a believer. And maintaining the trimming, this is almost a full time job!

[@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill]

@@bballerforever Ive done the sun golds and like them. Will be doing them again this year. I dont have a lot of yard. I have been using cattle pannel and plastic vine clips for a few years now, and like the method. I do like the concrete reinforcement tomato cages too. I plan on making more in future, but am using ones given to me from grand parents after yrs of use, and still holding up.

[@bballerforever]

@@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill I don’t have a big yard either so I had some raised beds made along my driveway and use them and multiple big pots (Costco has some good concrete ones) using a drip watering system attached to raised sprinkler heads. It’s funky and not the usual front yard landscaping around here but I don’t care, I get joy from sharing my crops w friends, neighbors, and people who walk by and give nice comments. I’m waiting a few more weeks to put my seedlings in here in the SF Bay Area of California.

[@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill]

@@bballerforever I use the cattle panel with t-posts for pole beans, and cucumbers as well. Helps me get more out of my yard that way I can plant summer squash that needs more room. Plan to try doing a little more on other side of my house too. Was wanting to do raised beds for sweet potatoes. I got a lot of starts for the sweet potatoes. Just hope I can get it all done. May of bit more than I can chew this year.

[@shelleyhenry4410]

We grew the Soldacki and Rose de Berne this year on your recommendation and like them both. Our very favorites this year are the Paul Robeson and Dr. Wyche.

[@melinda3196]

Where did you get the seeds

[@shelleyhenry4410]

@@melinda3196 The Soldacki and Paul Robeson were from Fedco Seeds. I also have Paul Robeson seeds from MI Gardener. The Dr. Wyche’s seeds were from Baker Creek and the Rose de Berne were from High Mowing Seeds.

[@timshannonnd1054]

The Robeson's are awesome for sure.

[@aileenfulgens1909]

Campari...apparently they're a popular grocery store tomato. My sister found seeds sprouted inside one and now we've grown them for four years in pots. Wentzel, a beefsteak from vigorous plants, perfect fruit.

[@dranamarie]

It looks like a beautiful day over there! I love walking into my yard and seeing a ripe tomato! Thanks for the best inspirational videos on KZbin! 🌻

[@fordguyfordguy]

James, of all the people on youtube You are the guy I wish was my friend.

[@jamesprigioni]

❤️

[@eastonhubbard7963]

I bought some seeds from MIgardener called the orange roussollini tomato. He claims it's the best flavor in the world. Trying it out this fall.

[@yhc5318]

How many tomatoes on the vine so far? I grew peach and an indigo varieties. Really fruity in flavor. Please let us know how they taste.👍

[@karencurtis9260]

I know that this vid is a couple of years old. I live in North FL and started growing about 15 years ago. My favorites are Big Rainbow, Pineapple, Dad's Sunset and Lemon Boy . All of these taste great and can survive the heat.

[@lesliemontemayer4253]

I suggest growing the Blondkopchen cherry tomato if you haven’t already. I am growing them for the first time this year and I absolutely love it. It’s very prolific and it has great flavor. It produces enormous clusters of fruit. It would grow beautifully in your food forest. Give it a try. 🍅🍅

[@groussac]

Big Boys. They're a good all around tomato. I never get tired of them. Doesn't sound very exciting, but except for the cherry varieties, tomatoes taste pretty much the same to me. However, I'll give some of the varieties you mention a try. Your idea of diversification is valid, because might come a year when the Big Boys don't make it. Fact is, this year some of my Big Boys got leaf curl, so lesson learned: grow a lot of tomatoes because there's no guarantee they'll all thrive.

[@chrisnyman9258]

Pink Brandywines, Sweet Millions, and Celebrities are my favorites

[@jamesprigioni]

Oooh never tried the sweet million, and it sounds plentiful lol 😍

[@chrisnyman9258]

@@jamesprigioni we'll have to get your review of it next year lol, thanks for the vids I learn quite a bit from them

[@DrSmokeBBQ7269]

We love celebrity tomatoes. Very easy to grow, no disease, but they are determinate.

[@Simply_Eden]

I grew 3 varieties this year with mixed results: Cherokee purple, early girl, and chocolate cherry. The Cherokee purple were mixed good/bad flavor and had the strangest looking underside I've ever seen. The early girl still hasn't ripened, so much for being early, and the chocolate cherry has a thicker skin. I'm going to try some of your ideas next year as I consider you much more knowledgeable abut these things than I am, a first time gardener.

[@icouldjustscream]

Here I am, reviewing last year's videos while waiting to get my seedlings in the ground. I like to try something new every year. This year's tomatoes are: Berkeley Tie Dye, Chocolate Stripe, Old German, Black Sea Man, and Giant Crimson. Got lucky and scored 10 Giant Crimson seeds from the MIGardener site. For cherries, I have 42 Day and Sungold started.

[@mpobedinsky]

Agree about Sun Gold - they are amazing, and I didn't even care for cherry tomatoes before! I bring the extras into work and everyone grabs them! For slicers, I love Paul Robeson, Black Krim (have found a lot of similarities between those two), Chef's Choice Orange and Brandywine. Also old school San Marzano's do well for me. I have also decided to only grow for taste and not necessarily just for productivity - I would rather get 5 absolutely crazy delicious tomatoes from a plant vs. 10-15 "pretty good" ones...but that's just me. Stuff you could never get in a store or even most farmer's markets. Thank you for another great video and I will look into your other varieties!

[@paulineduchesne6132]

My ultimate favorite tomato is the red brandywine which I have grown for years and have had great success. I also love the German stripes and the chefs choice.All three tomatoes types are the most beautiful and tastiest of all. The sun golds and sweet 100s are my favorite grape tomatoes and San marzannos and Amish paste are my favorite Roma or paste tomatoes. I did grow the Cherokee last year and did find it tasty. Love seeing Tuck in the garden. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ My dog Ernie always comes to the garden with me 🐶😁

[@jeffwunder]

Agree with the red Brandywine. One of my all time favorites, and easy to grow in PA where I'm at. Chef's Choice Orange is wonderful too, but different.

[@keirkeir9859]

Up in Ontario Canada the sweet million is a delicious and high yielding variety for cold regions. Always mulch heavily!

[@kathleenlaverty3713]

Love the Black Brandywine, Black Krim and Cherokee Purple tomatoes. Not very disease resistant but pretty and delicious when left to ripen on the vine.

[@livingtherufflife]

This year I tried the Tiffen Mennonite a slicer and they are HUGE! In zone 6b, all are over a lb & supposedly has produced the largest tomato. I picked it early and it doesn’t have to turn fully light red/pink to eat. Love it on sandwiches!

[@proclaimingchrist8454]

Some of my favourites: Cherries: Sungold and Sugar Rush. I tried both of these for the first time last growing season. Both are fantastic. I'd give the flavour edge to Sungold but Sugar Rush has a longer shelf life which is kind of nice. Roma: My hands down favourite is Supremo. The determinate plants are compact but give amazing production. A great all purpose tomato with large fruit. They easily work for sandwiches but are also a good choice for salsas. This is one variety I will always grow. Main Season Tomatoes: Mountain Merit and Tasti Lee -Mountain Merit is a large determinate plant which produces amazing amounts of large, meaty, slicing tomatoes. They also have excellent disease resistance. -Tasti Lee is another determinate. The tomatoes are gorgeous, the flavour is sensational, and the shelf life is second to none.

[@freedumb4348]

Matt’s wild cherry are my favorite by far. There little mineral bombs !! Perfect for eating right off the plant

[@Ritty109]

My absolute favorite is Brandywine Red Landis Strain. MUST be Landis Strain. Very productive and my favorite for flavor. Also Sungold, Tami G grape, Black Cherry, Brandywine Yellow Platfoot Strain, Husky Red (NOT Husky Red Cherry), and Heinz 1439. Honorable mention: Bumblebee Sunrise, Kellogg's Breakfast, Heidi (a plum/paste that's not prone to blossom end rot) and Supersonic (my beloved late father's go-to variety).

[@333farts]

Great video! These are a few of my tried-and-true tomato varieties I grow in my raised-bed garden in south central PA (Zone 5b): 1) Amish Paste. This potato-leafed, heirloom indeterminate is a beast, so give it lots of room!. It is a prolific producer and the fruits are so delicious in sauces, sandwiches, or salads. A unique feature of this variety is that it produces both plum and round shaped tomatoes. 2) Kellogg Orange Breakfast, an heirloom indeterminate that produces big gorgeous orange beefsteak type 'maters. Did I mention delicious? Don't get me started on how delicious this tomato is! 3) Big Beef- this one is a hybrid indeterminate with superb disease resistance!. The first time I grew this the flavor just blew me away- great for sandwiches, salads, cooking. And it is a heavy producer, it just pumps out fruits all summer. 4) Sun Sugar cherry tomato. The famous Sun Gold is one of the parents. This cherry tomato tastes absolutely amazing- as good as Sun Gold but this one is more crack-resistant. I always grow a couple of Sun Sugar plants so I can snack on the little golden gems while working in my garden or at my office. My dogs love these too- they have learned to snatch them right off the vine.

[@mairzydotes3548]

Ha, my dogs love the tomatoes too. As soon as they are planted and plants big enough to smell they run to them with Eagan anticipation of the fruit setting. They are as bad as us humans, 😂

[@kersting13]

I've grown a lot of different tomatoes over the years, but the two that I grow EVERY SINGLE YEAR are: Matt's Wild Cherry, and Mortgage Lifter. Both are pretty common varieties to find around where I live in the PNW. I prefer a smaller cherry tomato that the Matt's Wild Cherry produces, and it is amazingly prolific. I love the flavor and the production of the Mortgage Lifter as well. Some of my other favorites that I have grown in the past and often come back to: Sunset's Red Horizon, Mayre Lee's Paste, Sasha's Altai, Druzba. Thanks for your suggestions. I'm always looking for new varieties to try.

[@KJW2022_]

My two best tomatoes this year have been the super sweet 100’s and the darkstar hybrid by burpee. Dependable, prolific producer, and amazing flavor. (Newark, DE - zone 7A)

[@levanera]

Watching this to help decide what tomatos for this year. Last year I grew lemon boy and actually only got one tomato from it. On the other hand I grew Cherokee pink and chef’s choice black f1 and got many great huge tomatoes.

[@jasonsouthwell1590]

Dude!! Super Sweet 100 are something I stumbled upon (I live in north Florida) and it just tastes great and I’ve been picking several like twice a day once they get going for a few years now. Sun Gold are also great producers for this region. Gotta try these others now! So stoked when you called out the 100’s first! Chocolate Sprinkles is a great producer for all the same reasons for this region.

[@theovercomer2006]

I really do appreciate your enthusiasm for gardening. My wife and I are going to be transplanting some peppers and tomatoes this week and other stuff too.

[@unoriginal1086]

I live in zone 5 and the amana orange has always been the most pest and disease resistant tomato in my garden- last year it gave us some tomatoes in october! And no slug damage or splitting like all the other tomatoes. But it depends on how prevalent tomato disease is in your garden, I guess, cuz none of the plants really got any major disease until the end of october.

[@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill]

Jubilee and Orange Wellingtons have done pretty good for me in zone 5. One yellow orange variety I had got black rot bad on bottoms, but I'm not remembering the type, some reason I was thinking they might of been lemon boys, but maybe not. I usually do beef steak varieties mostly.

[@Kevin11Frye]

I wanted to just add my favorites to the pile of what I would grow: 1. sprite [h] red grape - this is not a typical super sweet cherry but the firm texture and the savory tomato flavor make this one just amazing. I thought I wouldn't ever like just snacking on cherry tomatoes and this one changed my mind. 2. Heinz [h] - great toy box tomato wonderful for everything 3. Black from Tula [h] - black slicer 4. Mushroom Basket[h] -red slicer 5. Northern Lights [h] - large orange slicer 6. Galinas [h] yellow cherry 7. Amber Colored [h] orange saladete type

[@waynesmith6351]

You didn't mention the regular Brandywine tomato! They have a pinkish red color. We love the texture and flavor of this. But I do admit it isn't the easiest to grow. Just wondering your opinion.

[@rajo741]

Tribe’s Tobique is one of my favourite tomatoes. Discovered growing wild along the Tobique river in New Brunswick and when genetics were done , it was found that it had not ever been catalogued. Good for Mr. Tribe and the rest of us. Good acidity and a terrific sandwich or salad tomato. Really delicious.

[@roxanasolomon2150]

You and Tuck always make the day better!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your channel is the reason I started a garden.

[@kiltedsasquatch3693]

Long live Tuck.

[@barbarapappal9623]

My Brandywine tomato plants grew nice and big this year too and the Amish paste

[@lauriebosworth5325]

So many great varieties you chose James! I grew Mr. Stripey tomato last year and couldn't find it this year, it was my favorite by far😀 Tuck is so precious, I Absolutely love seeing him in your videos!💙

[@garystaab7835]

Love your videos. Your knowledge, and enthusiasm. One of my favorite parts is seeing Tuck puttsing around in the garden with you. Such a sweet little man! What breed is he? Thanks

[@txr46]

I got absolutely hooked on the sungold / sunsugar last year! The black krim and black cherry have been really strong producers for me as well this year and will probably keep all 4 and rotate out other varieties in order to find the perfect mix for Pittsburgh

[@Hill_Billy_Without_A_Hill]

I think it was a Krim out of one of my families gardens I tried last year that I thought was pretty good flavored.

[@lalaloopsley4376]

My absolute favorite are Creole Tomatoes. I live in zone 8b technically but I feel we're closer to 9, anyway the climate here is super hot and humid. Creole tomato plants hold up to the heat so well and they have an amazing flavor, best variety for a tomato sandwich in my opinion 😋

[@Michele-bs6hb]

James, thank you for sharing your successes. Tuck getting his own snacks is so cute.

[@paintingtracey]

That opener was the most enthusiastic yet. Made me chuckle out loud, thanks dude.

[@ataribowlingcgc4465]

You picked a great list of tomatoes. Some I really enjoy you did not mention: San marzano (for sauce), Cherokee Purple (the best slicing tomato I have ever tasted), Green Zebra, Yellow Zebra, Mortgage Lifters (if you want to see some gigantic tomatoes; I grew one a few years ago that weighed a little under 6 pounds!)

[@tompetruno9922]

We love Cherokee purples in our house! Such a wonderfully flavored tomato. My wife will do caprese with them daily as long as they are around.

[@MaryanneN_]

Cherokee purple! Mine didn't do so well this year, but they are the best tasting, imo.

[@johnporco599]

I grew Mortgage Lifter 2 years ago and they were amazing plants. Beautiful enormous fruit. I tried again last year and not so great. I think I got a crappie seedling. Going with Brandywine red this year. So far so good.

[@BobMcGee777]

Hi James. Our family is growing 8 heirloom tomato varieties this year. We purchased the seeds from Emma Biggs’ website. Our favorite one so far is Cherokee Purple. I highly recommend it. Cheers mate !!

[@patricklarry6645]

With a backyard like that I'd sleep outside!

[@travisevans7502]

few of my favorites Black krim, Paul Robeson, pineapple, Rose, Delicious and of course some of the ones you mentioned.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Our yellow brandy wine tomatoes have been awesome this year! Abe Lincoln was good too!

[@mntgardener9246]

Abe Lincoln is my FAVORITE TOO!!!!

[@waitehavenhomestead]

I grew an almost 3 pound Abe Lincoln this year! The slices were the size of a dinner plate.

[@JoeAugustAcoustic]

Doing my first brandywine this year. Delicious. On my 4th year with Abe Lincolns. Always shocked at how good these taste by midseason.

[@farmerchick3040]

I love Brandywine but have only grown pink and red. I have some Abe Lincoln seeds and I think I will try them next year. This year it's Brandywine and big rainbow.

[@nerdling301]

really surprised you haven't mentioned a purple variety. cherokee purple and black krim produce some of the most delicious, deep, slightly smoky tomato taste i've ever experienced

[@coronaks80]

Great video and I love the back yard! I agree about the Supersweet cherry having a great flavor as well. One tomato we always want to grow that's a mid size hybrid is the Wisconsin 55. Semi-determinate and probably the best tasting tomato we've tried.

[@jenniferdabolt5976]

Honey Delight is my new favorite. If you have not tried it, i suggest it (i purchased the seed from Garden Hoard). I tried the Pear tomato for 1st time this year, it is still crazy producing & healthy considering the rain in WNY compared to the other varieties, but i feel the water has reduced the flavor, so i will try again next year, if not good, i will eliminate. Thank you for being an inspiration. I have learned so much from your videos. i upped my game this year, turned my little 11 raised bed back garden into a 21 raised garden bed garden. LOVE TUCK

[@Ripleyripper]

I've grown scores of varieties in my garden, always winnowing them down to the absolute favorites for the following year. Of all the varieties I've grown my absolute favorite year after year has been the Pink Brandywine. So this year I decided to grow nothing but: 72 plants that, by my last February's calculation, would have had me knee-deep in delectable tomato goodness by now. Long story short--cool, rainy summer here and I'm still waiting for the first one to get ripe. Next year I'm growing something that will ripen within 50 days!

[@jordanstamps5475]

Chef’s choice pink I believe are the hybrid of the brandy wine pink and is on my list for next year

[@dispmonk]

Ouch.

[@timshannonnd1054]

I'd try Mosckovitch or black prince. Mosckovitic is early as is the prince. Both are siberian herilooms that were raised in wet cold climates with short growing seasons. Great for the pacific Northwest or anywhere with a short growing season - and of course, they are yum!